19 Dec 2024
Introduction Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are designated spaces of the ocean and seas where human activities are regulated to protect natural resources and biodiversity. These areas are well-evidenced conservation tools to preserve marine species and habitats and enhance the resilience of marine ecosystems against threats such as climate change and overfishing. Scotland, like many countries, […]
11 Dec 2024
By James Curran, Scottish Environment LINK Honorary Fellow Is the COP process a busted flush? This year we had hopes and expectations raised, yet again, for the COP16 on global biodiversity and for the COP29 on global climate change. It’s fair to say, both were pretty disastrous. “Nobody should be OK with this” said Euronews […]
05 Dec 2024
Responding to the draft Scottish budget, Deborah Long, Chief Officer at Scottish Environment LINK, said: “The First Minister has committed to tackling the environmental crises as a priority for his government. This budget was a test of whether this commitment would be matched by appropriate funding. “The increased investment in peatland restoration and for the […]
29 Oct 2024
The world’s governments are meeting in Colombia at the COP16 UN biodiversity summit this week to talk about biodiversity loss and how to stop it. Although the UK government is there, the Scottish government is not. As a nation world renowned for our landscapes and wildlife, this is a missed opportunity to contribute to and be inspired by the energy and momentum of these events.
22 Oct 2024
LINK is all about its members. Set up in 1987, LINK exists to be the voice of Scotland’s voluntary environment sector and, as the sector, the voice for Scotland’s environment. In the last 37 years, LINK has amplified the voice of our members and brought the environment into the Scottish Parliament. Our new strategy to […]
16 Oct 2024
The LINK Deer Group comprises all of the main eNGO landowning organisations in Scotland. What are the Scottish government’s proposed Deer Management Nature Restoration Orders? Why does the LINK Deer Group agree that this measure is now necessary? Recently the Scottish government announced its Programme for Government for 2024-5 and we can now expect a […]
03 Oct 2024
Earlier this summer I found myself repeatedly asking an uncomfortable question: where are all the bees? It turned out I was not alone in being disturbed by the silence in my garden – which, the Bumblebee Conservation Trust explained, was caused by a longer than usual gap between the emergence of queen and worker bees. […]
30 Sep 2024
This piece first appeared in Scotland on Sunday on the 29th of September, 2024. Who doesn’t love a sea view? Scotland has glorious ocean vistas by the bucketload. But looking out to the horizon, we rarely think about what’s beyond view, deep below the surface. Scotland’s deep seas are home to extraordinary creatures, from whales […]
05 Sep 2024
The deep sea is one of those mysterious parts of planet earth – or should that be planet ocean? It’s so far away and out of reach that most people only hear about it occasionally in the news or on wildlife documentaries. But did you know that deep sea ecosystems have a powerful influence on […]
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